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I’m so excited for the Central Soapers Workshop that is happening later this month! This year we are sponsoring the Soap Lab so all attendees can make some soap using the new techniques they have learned while at the workshop. We are even going to be there to help run […]

It’s the Count Down to the 2014 Central Soapers Workshop!

I have more photos for our Fragrance Testing Series! This is a long series of blog posts that will show the testing of our fragrances in Cold Process Soap. We are testing ALL the fragrances in our catalog at their maximum recommended usage rate for Cold Process Soap and showing […]

Fragrance Testing in Cold Process Soap: Punch Party, Red Grape ...

Has anyone started any seeds yet? I am thrilled to see the weather warm up. It makes the sun seem so much brighter and warmer than what it has been. I received another soap submission from Belinda.   Hi, I’m Belinda from Vienna, Austria. I’m a new soaper (since December) […]

Spring is Here Challenge Soap Submission – Belinda

Spring! Spring! Spring! I am ready for spring! I am ready for my bed to shed its blankets so I can enjoy cool sheets, not gripe about cold ones. I am ready for a gentle green color to coat the valley from mountain ridge to mountain ridge. Deborah is too! […]

Spring is Here Challenge Soap Submission – Deborah

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We have had some interest in learning all about the cold process soap making, so we will be offering a beginner classes this March 29th. Beginner soap class is two hours filled with information, products and every student will receive their own Soap Makers Package. This is a beginners class […]

Basic Soap Making Class – Coming Soon!

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Today we are going to make a soap I have been looking forward to all week! The luxury oil I will be using today is Emu Oil. Now some of you may be wondering why on earth someone would want to put oil from a bird in soap!   Emu […]

Introduction to Soap Making – Day 5

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Today I want to make soaps with Palm Kernel Oil and Palm Oil. These oils are both used extensively in luxury soaps and are friendly to the pocket book of soapers. Have you ever made soap with either of these oils? What do you think about them? Do you want […]

Introduction to Soap Making – Day 4

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Wow! Yesterday, we made our first bar of soap. How is everyone doing? Did you have any problems? Are you ready for your next batch? I think I am! Come join me for another batch of soap!  Today I thought we would keep all of our oils the same except […]

Introduction to Soap Making – Day 3

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Yippee! Today we get to make our first batch of soap! Are you excited? I know I am! Let’s go make some soap.   For our first batch, I am going to use Shea Butter as our splurge oil. Shea Butter is very popular in soaps, particularly for soaps that […]

Introduction to Soapmaking – Day 2

We are sending out some of our new Day-Glo colors samples in orders placed at thesage.com. If there is a specific color that you would like to try put a note in the comments section of your next order and we will send it along with your order. Blaze Orange […]

Day-Glo Colors Samples

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I’m working on a special project for some things we are doing later this year. I want to have some cute labels for these items, but my skills as a graphic artist/designer are severely lacking. I’m much better at processing your orders than being artistic! So, I’m opening this project […]

TheSage Special Project – Help Needed!

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Here at MMS we have a great technical support team. They are able to answer all of the questions a soap maker can have about what went wrong or right with their batch of soap. When you are starting out, all of the information and lingo can be overwhelming, so […]

Introduction to Soap Making – Day 1